Seagate SSDs target big data, cloud storage

A portfolio of solid-state drives (SSDs) offers up to 800 GB capacity for enterprise and cloud storage applications. Seagate’s new line of drives includes the 600 Pro SSD, 1200 SSD and X8 Accelerator. Incorporating a 6 Gb/s SATA interface, the Seagate 600 Pro SSD features up to up to 480-GB capacity for hyperscale datacenters, cloud service infrastructure, and virtualized environments. Using a typical operating power of 2.8 W, the drive reduces energy by automatically adjusting the power consumption to workload I/O levels. It also offers a top data transfer rate of 520 MB/s, as well as up to 85,000 read IOPS and 30,000 write IOPS.